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Meet Mohammed Tesemma, Ph.D.

Mohammed Tesemma, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Faculty, Mathematics

Contact Info
Tapley Hall 309

Tag(s): faculty, mathematics

Education

Mohammed Tesemma, Ph.D., has been a Faculty member since 2004 and is the department chair for Mathematics.

  • Ph.D., Temple University
  • Graduate Diploma (= M.S.), International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy
  • B.S., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Biography

Tesemma was awarded the 2008 “Presidential Award for Scholarly Achievement” in the junior faculty category.

Courses Taught

  • 107 Contemporary Mathematics
  • 110 College Algebra
  • 115 Pre-Calculus I
  • 116 Pre-Calculus II
  • 231 Calculus I
  • 232 Calculus II
  • 214 Linear Algebra
  • 233 Foundations of Mathematics
  • 234 Discrete Math
  • 324 Calculus III
  • 371 Abstract Algebra I
  • 463 Real Variables I
  • 368 Complex Variables
  • Topology (Math)
  • 472 Abstract Algebra II
  • 487 Senior Seminar

Select Publications

  • "A Topological Structure on Certain Initial Algebras,"  (with Anderson S, Smith A, Stewart P, and Usatine J.) Submitted for publication.
  • "Inversion of Rational Surfaces Parameterizable by Quadratics," (with H. Wang) International Electronic Journal of Algebra 13 (2013)  69-75.